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Technical Adviser, Exército de Libertação de Portugal. Jean "Black Jack" Schramme (25 March 1929 – 14 December 1988) was a Belgian mercenary and planter. He managed a vast estate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1967.
Oct 20, 2020 · On July 5, 1967, 10 Commando African National Council (ANC) under the command of Major Jean Black Jack Schramme launched spectacular lightning strikes on the Congo cities of Stanleyville, Kindu and Bukavu. The Belgian mercenary designated himself to taking Stanleyville.
But for all their fierce reputation, Colonel Jean (“Black Jack”) Schramme and his band of white mercenaries are beginning to look a lot less tall.
Moreover, the rebel commander, Major Jean Schramme, is not a soldier; he is a Belgian plantation owner who has lived in the Congo for 23 of his 36 years. But last week it was “Black Jack”...
Led by a Frenchman, Col. Bob Denard, and a Belgian, Maj. Jean Schramme, they decided to plunge into action much sooner than planned. At dawn on July 5, six days after the kidnaping, the mercenaries rebelled in Kisangani (the former Stanleyville), Bukavu and Kindu in the eastern Congo.
Jean Schramme (25 mars 1929, Bruges, Belgique - 14 décembre 1988, Rondonopolis, Brésil), surnommé "Black Jack", est un chef de mercenaires belges au Congo ex-belge.
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SYND 21 08 67 CONGO REPORT ON SCHRAMME. (21 Aug 1967) A report on the fighting between Belgian mercenary and farmer in the Congo Jean Schramme and his militia and local geurillas. ...more....
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